Object number
54/136
Creator
Description
This palm iron, also called a 'saddler's iron' or 'hand iron', was used as a kind of thimble to push a curved needle into leather, and to pull it through. It was used by a saddler in Alton until he retired in 1953. For the pushing process, the pear shaped section of the tool held in the hollow of the hand is used. After it has been pushed well into the leather the saddler places the tip of the needle into the needle hole on the long projection at the front of the tool and pulls the needle and thread through the leather. It is stamped 'J. Dixon'.
Physical description
1 palm iron: metal; good condition
Archival history
Object Research Project, Further Afield, October 2024 - 'All the tools in this collection were used by Mr G F Isham, a saddler in the small market town of Alton, who retired in 1953. '
Production date
1900-01-01 - 1999-12-31
Production period
Twentieth century
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